# List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019

The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
There have been 154 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Army from 2010 to 2019, 35 of whom were promoted to four-star general. All 154 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant generals entered the Army via several paths: 70 were commissioned via Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 62 via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 13 via ROTC at a senior military college, six via Officer Candidate School (OCS), two via ROTC at a military junior college, and one via direct commission (direct).

## List of generals

Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.
List of U.S. Army lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019 :
| # | Name | Date of rank | Position | Yrs | Commission | YC | Notes |
| 1 | William N. Phillips | 1 Feb 2010 | Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (PMD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2010–2014. | 4 | 1976 (ROTC) | 34 | |
| 2 | Thomas P. Bostick | 2 Feb 2010 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2010–2012. U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 2012–2016. | 6 | 1978 (USMA) | 32 | (1956– ) |
| 3 | Robert L. Caslen Jr. | 3 Mar 2010 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2010–2011. Chief, Office of Security Cooperation – Iraq (COSC-I), 2011–2013. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 2013–2018. | 8 | 1975 (USMA) | 35 | (1953– ) President, University of South Carolina, 2019–2021. |
| 4 | John E. Sterling Jr. | 3 May 2010 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2010–2012. | 2 | 1976 (USMA) | 34 | (1953– ) |
| 5 | John W. Morgan III | 5 May 2010 | Commander, Allied Force Command Heidelberg (CDRAFC Heidelberg), 2010–2012. | 2 | 1974 (ROTC) | 36 | |
| 6 | Daniel P. Bolger | 21 May 2010 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2010–2011. Commander, NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan/Commander, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CDRNTM-A/CDRCSTC-A), 2011–2013. | 3 | 1978 (Citadel) | 32 | (1957– ) |
| 7 | William J. Troy | 5 Aug 2010 | Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2010–2013. | 3 | 1975 (USMA) | 35 | |
| * | Frank J. Grass | 30 Sep 2010 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2010–2012. | 2 | 1981 (OCS) | 29 | (1951– ) Promoted to general, 7 Sep 2012. Served 12 years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1981. |
| * | Curtis M. Scaparrotti | 15 Oct 2010 | Commanding General, I Corps, 2010–2011. Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan/Commanding General, I Corps (CDRIJC/DCDRUSFOR-A), 2011–2012. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2012–2013. | 3 | 1978 (USMA) | 32 | (1956– ) Promoted to general, 2 Oct 2013. |
| 8 | John D. Johnson | 9 Nov 2010 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CG EUSA/COFS CFC), 2010–2013. Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (DIRJIEDDO), 2013–2015. | 5 | 1977 (VMI) | 33 | (1952– ) |
| 9 | Richard P. Formica | 5 Dec 2010 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT/CDRJFCC IMD), 2010–2013. | 3 | 1977 (ROTC) | 33 | (1955– ) |
| 10 | Howard B. Bromberg | 4 Jan 2011 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2011–2012. Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2011. Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2012–2014. | 3 | 1977 (ROTC) | 34 | |
| 11 | Michael Ferriter | 5 Jan 2011 | Deputy Commanding General Advising and Training, U.S. Forces – Iraq/Commander, NATO Training Mission – Iraq (DCG(A&T)/CDRNTM-I), 2011. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff/Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (ACSIM/CG IMCOM), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1979 (Citadel) | 32 | (c. 1958– ) President/CEO, National Veterans Memorial and Museum, 2018–2024. |
| 12 | Francis J. Wiercinski | 21 Mar 2011 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2011–2013. | 2 | 1979 (USMA) | 32 | (1956– ) |
| 13 | Susan S. Lawrence | 25 Mar 2011 | Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6), 2011–2013. | 2 | 1979 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1954– ) Served seven years in the enlisted ranks before receiving her commission in 1979. |
| 14 | Rhett A. Hernandez | 25 Mar 2011 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command (CG ARCYBER), 2010–2013. | 2 | 1976 (USMA) | 35 | (1953– ) |
| 15 | J. Michael Bednarek | 6 Apr 2011 | Commanding General, First Army, 2011–2013. Chief, Office of Security Cooperation – Iraq (COSC-I), 2013–2015. | 4 | 1975 (ROTC) | 36 | |
| 16 | Donald M. Campbell Jr. | 21 Apr 2011 | Commanding General, III Corps, 2011–2012. Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe (CG USAREUR), 2012–2014. | 3 | 1978 (ROTC) | 33 | (1955– ) |
| * | Vincent K. Brooks | 3 Jun 2011 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Central (CG USARCENT), 2011–2013. | 2 | 1980 (USMA) | 31 | (1958– ) Promoted to general, 2 Jul 2013. |
| * | Joseph L. Votel | 10 Jun 2011 | Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRJSOC/CDRJSOC-F), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1980 (USMA) | 31 | (1958– ) Promoted to general, 28 Aug 2014. |
| 17 | Keith C. Walker | 2 Aug 2011 | Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command/Director, U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center (DCG-F TRADOC/DIRARCIC), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1976 (USMA) | 35 | |
| * | John F. Campbell | 6 Sep 2011 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2011–2013. | 2 | 1979 (USMA) | 32 | (1957– ) Promoted to general, 8 Mar 2013. |
| 18 | Terry A. Wolff | 23 Sep 2011 | Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2011–2013. | 2 | 1979 (USMA) | 32 | |
| 19 | Michael T. Flynn | 23 Sep 2011 | Assistant Director of National Intelligence, Partner Engagement, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ADNI-PE), 2011–2012. Director, Defense Intelligence Agency/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (DIRDIA/CDRJFCC ISR), 2012–2014. | 3 | 1981 (ROTC) | 30 | (1958– ) National Security Advisor, 2017. Brother of Army four-star general Charles A. Flynn. |
| 20 | William T. Grisoli | 11 Oct 2011 | Director, Army Office of Business Transformation (DIROBT), 2011–2013. Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2013–2015. | 4 | 1976 (USMA) | 35 | |
| 21 | Raymond V. Mason | 3 Nov 2011 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics (DCS G-4), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1978 (ROTC) | 33 | |
| 22 | Joseph E. Martz | 10 Nov 2011 | Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Defense, 2009–2012. Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (MILDEP ASA(FM&C)), 2012–2014. | 3 | 1979 (USMA) | 32 | |
| 23 | Peter M. Vangjel | 14 Nov 2011 | Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1977 (ROTC) | 34 | (1955– ) |
| 24 | William E. Ingram Jr. | 14 Nov 2011 | Director, Army National Guard (DIRARNG), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1972 (OCS) | 39 | (1948– ) |
| * | David G. Perkins | 23 Nov 2011 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2011–2014. | 3 | 1980 (USMA) | 31 | (1957– ) Promoted to general, 14 Mar 2014. |
| 25 | Patricia D. Horoho | 5 Dec 2011 | Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 2011–2015. | 4 | 1982 (ROTC) | 29 | (1960– ) Wife of former government official Raymond T. Horoho. |
| 26 | James L. Terry | 10 Jan 2012 | Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan/Commanding General, V Corps (CDRIJC/DCDRUSFOR-A), 2012–2013. Commanding General, U.S. Army Central (CG USARCENT), 2013–2014. Commanding General, U.S. Army Central/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2014. Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Central/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CDRCJTF-OIR/CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2014–2015. | 3 | 1978 (NGC) | 34 | (1957– ) |
| 27 | Mary A. Legere | 2 Apr 2012 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2012–2016. | 4 | 1982 (ROTC) | 30 | |
| 28 | Raymond P. Palumbo | 26 Apr 2012 | Director for Defense Intelligence (Warfighter Support) (DDIWS), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1981 (USMA) | 31 | (1956– ) |
| 29 | Theodore C. Nicholas II | 24 May 2012 | Assistant Director of National Intelligence, Partner Engagement, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ADNI-PE), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1978 (ROTC) | 34 | |
| 30 | David D. Halverson | 4 Jun 2012 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2012–2014. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff/Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (ACSIM/CG IMCOM), 2014–2015. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff (ACSIM), 2015–2016. | 4 | 1979 (USMA) | 33 | (1957– ) |
| 31 | Jeffrey W. Talley | 9 Jun 2012 | Chief, U.S. Army Reserve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (CAR/CG USARC), 2012–2016. | 4 | 1981 (ROTC) | 31 | (1959– ) |
| * | Daniel B. Allyn | 22 Jun 2012 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2012–2013. | 1 | 1981 (USMA) | 30 | (1959– ) Promoted to general, 10 May 2013. |
| * | Robert B. Brown | 4 Jul 2012 | Commanding General, I Corps, 2012–2014. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2014–2015. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Executive Vice Chancellor, Army University/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/EVC ArmyU/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2015–2016. | 4 | 1981 (USMA) | 31 | (1959– ) Promoted to general, 30 Apr 2016. |
| 32 | William B. Garrett III | 20 Jul 2012 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2012–2014. Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCDRUSEUCOM), 2014–2016. | 4 | 1981 (NGC) | 31 | (1953– ) |
| 33 | Charles T. Cleveland | 24 Jul 2012 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1978 (USMA) | 34 | (1956– ) |
| 34 | David R. Hogg | 26 Jul 2012 | U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1981 (USMA) | 31 | (1958– ) |
| 35 | James O. Barclay III | 27 Jul 2012 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2012–2014. | 2 | 1978 (USMA) | 34 | |
| 36 | Patricia E. McQuistion | 2 Aug 2012 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2012–2015. | 3 | 1980 (ROTC) | 32 | |
| 37 | Mark S. Bowman | 22 Sep 2012 | Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, Joint Staff, J6, 2012–2016. | 4 | 1978 (Norwich) | 34 | |
| 38 | Frederick B. Hodges III | 30 Nov 2012 | Commander, Allied Land Command (CDRLANDCOM), 2012–2014. Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe (CG USAREUR), 2014–2018. | 6 | 1980 (USMA) | 32 | (1958– ) |
| * | Mark A. Milley | 20 Dec 2012 | Commanding General, III Corps, 2012–2013. Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan/Commanding General, III Corps (CDRIJC/DCDRUSFOR-A), 2013–2014. | 2 | 1980 (ROTC) | 32 | (1958– ) Promoted to general, 15 Aug 2014. |
| 39 | Kenneth E. Tovo | 13 Feb 2013 | Commander, NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan/Commander, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CDRNTM-A/CDRCSTC-A), 2013. Military Deputy Commander, U.S. Southern Command (MILDEPUSSOUTHCOM), 2013–2015. Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2015–2018. | 5 | 1983 (USMA) | 30 | (1961– ) |
| 40 | James L. Huggins Jr. | 8 Mar 2013 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2013–2015. | 2 | 1980 (ROTC) | 34 | |
| 41 | Joseph Anderson | 6 Jun 2013 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2013–2014. Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan/Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps (CDRIJC/DCDRUSFOR-A), 2014. Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2014–2015. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2015–2019. | 6 | 1981 (USMA) | 32 | (1959– ) |
| 42 | Michael S. Linnington | 27 Jun 2013 | Military Deputy for Readiness to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (MILDEP USD(P&R)), 2013–2015. | 2 | 1980 (USMA) | 33 | (1958– ) Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, 2015–2016. |
| 43 | Bernard S. Champoux | 27 Jun 2013 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CG EUSA/COFS CFC), 2013–2016. | 3 | 1977 (OCS) | 36 | |
| 44 | Thomas W. Spoehr | 17 Jul 2013 | Director, Army Office of Business Transformation (DIROBT), 2013–2016. | 3 | 1980 (ROTC) | 33 | |
| 45 | Michael S. Tucker | 2 Aug 2013 | Commanding General, First Army, 2013–2016. | 3 | 1980 (OCS) | 33 | (1959– ) |
| 46 | David L. Mann | 12 Aug 2013 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT/CDRJFCC IMD), 2013–2017. | 4 | 1981 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1959– ) |
| 47 | Edward C. Cardon | 2 Sep 2013 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command (CG ARCYBER), 2013–2014. Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command/Commanding General, Second U.S. Army (CG ARCYBER), 2014. Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command/Commanding General, Second U.S. Army/Commander, Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (Army) (CG ARCYBER/CDRJFHQ-C), 2014–2016. Director, Army Office of Business Transformation (DIROBT), 2016–2018. | 5 | 1982 (USMA) | 31 | (1960– ) |
| * | Robert B. Abrams | 3 Sep 2013 | Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (SMA SecDef), 2013–2015. | 2 | 1982 (USMA) | 31 | (1960– ) Promoted to general, 10 Aug 2015. Son of Army four-star general Creighton Abrams and brother of Army four-star general John N. Abrams. |
| 48 | Flora D. Darpino | 3 Sep 2013 | Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army (TJAG), 2013–2017. | 4 | 1987 (direct) | 26 | (1961– ) First woman to become Judge Advocate General of the United States Army. |
| 49 | Perry L. Wiggins | 4 Sep 2013 | Commanding General, U.S. Army North (CG ARNORTH), 2013–2016. | 3 | 1983 (ROTC) | 30 | (1962– ) |
| 50 | William C. Mayville Jr. | 6 Nov 2013 | Director, Operations, Joint Staff, J3, 2013–2015. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2015–2017. Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command (DCDRUSCYBERCOM), 2017–2018. | 5 | 1982 (USMA) | 31 | |
| 51 | Robert S. Ferrell | 23 Dec 2013 | Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6), 2013–2017. | 4 | 1983 (ROTC) | 30 | First African-American to serve as Army chief information officer. |
| 52 | Stephen R. Lanza | 7 Feb 2014 | Commanding General, I Corps, 2014–2017. | 3 | 1980 (USMA) | 34 | (1957– ) |
| 53 | Bennet S. Sacolick | 21 Mar 2014 | Deputy Director, Strategic Operational Planning, National Counterterrorism Center, 2014–2016. | 2 | 1982 (OCS) | 32 | |
| 54 | Kevin W. Mangum | 28 Mar 2014 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1982 (USMA) | 32 | (1960– ) |
| 55 | Michael E. Williamson | 4 Apr 2014 | Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (PMD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1983 (ROTC) | 31 | |
| * | Raymond A. Thomas III | 22 May 2014 | Associate Director, Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency (ADMA), 2013–2014. Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRJSOC/CDRJSOC-F), 2014–2016. | 2 | 1980 (USMA) | 34 | (1958– ) Promoted to general, 30 Mar 2016. |
| 56 | Anthony G. Crutchfield | 6 Jun 2014 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (DCDRUSPACOM), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1982 (ROTC) | 32 | (1960– ) |
| 57 | H. R. McMaster | 15 Jul 2014 | Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command/Director, U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center (DCG-F TRADOC/DIRARCIC), 2014–2017. National Security Advisor (NSA), 2017–2018. | 4 | 1984 (USMA) | 30 | (1962– ) Resigned, 2018. |
| 58 | Patrick J. Donahue II | 29 Jul 2014 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1980 (USMA) | 34 | (1957– ) |
| * | James C. McConville | 4 Aug 2014 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1981 (USMA) | 33 | (1959– ) Promoted to general, 16 Jun 2017. |
| 59 | Sean B. MacFarland | 8 Aug 2014 | Commanding General, III Corps, 2014–2015. Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve/Commanding General, III Corps (CDRCJTF-OIR), 2015–2016. Commanding General, III Corps, 2016–2017. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2017–2018. | 4 | 1981 (USMA) | 33 | (1959– ) |
| 60 | Karen E. Dyson | 12 Aug 2014 | Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (MILDEP ASA(FM&C)), 2014–2017. | 3 | 1980 (ROTC) | 34 | (1959– ) First female finance officer in any service to achieve three-star rank. |
| * | Gustave F. Perna | 18 Sep 2014 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCS G-4), 2014–2016. | 2 | 1981 (VFMAC) | 33 | (1960– ) Promoted to general, 30 Sep 2016. |
| * | John W. Nicholson Jr. | 23 Oct 2014 | Commander, Allied Land Command (CDRLANDCOM), 2014–2016. | 2 | 1982 (USMA) | 32 | (1960– ) Promoted to general, 2 Mar 2016. Son of Army brigadier general John W. Nicholson; nephew of U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert J. Nicholson. |
| 61 | Anthony R. Ierardi | 11 Dec 2014 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2014–2015. Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff, J8, 2015–2019. | 5 | 1982 (ROTC) | 32 | (1960– ) |
| 62 | David E. Quantock | 12 Dec 2014 | Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 2014–2018. | 4 | 1980 (Norwich) | 34 | (1962– ) Provost Marshal General, U.S. Army, 2011–2014. |
| 63 | Frederick S. Rudesheim | 1 Jan 2015 | U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (USSC), 2015–2017. | 2 | 1981 (ROTC) | 34 | Director, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, 2018–2022. |
| 64 | Joseph P. DiSalvo | 27 Mar 2015 | Military Deputy Commander, U.S. Southern Command (MILDEPUSSOUTHCOM), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1981 (USMA) | 34 | |
| 65 | Timothy J. Kadavy | 27 Mar 2015 | Director, Army National Guard (DIRARNG), 2015–2019. | 4 | 1987 (ROTC) | 28 | (1963– ) |
| 66 | Larry D. Wyche | 10 Apr 2015 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2015–2017. | 2 | 1982 (ROTC) | 33 | (1957– ) |
| * | Stephen J. Townsend | 5 May 2015 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2015–2016. Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve/Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps (CDRCJTF-OIR), 2016–2017. Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2017–2018. | 3 | 1982 (NGC) | 33 | (1959– ) Promoted to general, 3 Mar 2018. |
| 67 | Gary H. Cheek | 7 Jul 2015 | Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1980 (USMA) | 35 | |
| 68 | Ronald F. Lewis | 23 Jul 2015 | Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (SMA SecDef), 2015. | 0 | 1987 (USMA) | 28 | (1966– ) Relieved, 2015. |
| 69 | Alan R. Lynn | 23 Jul 2015 | Director, Defense Information Systems Agency/Commander, Joint Force Headquarters – Department of Defense Information Network (DIRDISA/CDRJFHQ-DoDIN), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1979 (ROTC) | 36 | |
| 70 | Michael H. Shields | 27 Jul 2015 | Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (DIRJIEDDO), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1983 (Norwich) | 32 | |
| * | Daniel R. Hokanson | 15 Aug 2015 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2015–2016. Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau (VCNGB), 2016–2019. Director, Army National Guard (DIRARNG), 2019–2020. | 5 | 1986 (USMA) | 29 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 3 Aug 2020. |
| * | John M. Murray | 27 Aug 2015 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1982 (ROTC) | 33 | (1960– ) Promoted to general, 24 Aug 2018. |
| * | Stephen R. Lyons | 3 Sep 2015 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (DCDRUSTRANSCOM), 2015–2017. Director, Logistics, Joint Staff, J4, 2017–2018. | 3 | 1983 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1962– ) Promoted to general, 24 Aug 2018. |
| 71 | Kenneth R. Dahl | 3 Nov 2015 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (CG IMCOM), 2015–2018. | 3 | 1982 (USMA) | 33 | |
| * | Michael X. Garrett | 17 Nov 2015 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Central/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2015–2019. | 4 | 1984 (ROTC) | 31 | (1961– ) Promoted to general, 21 Mar 2019. Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 2023–present. |
| 72 | Thomas S. Vandal | 2 Feb 2016 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CG EUSA/COFS CFC), 2016–2018. | 2 | 1982 (USMA) | 34 | (1960–2018) |
| 73 | Nadja Y. West | 9 Feb 2016 | Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 2016–2019. | 3 | 1982 (USMA) | 34 | (1961– ) First African-American woman to achieve the rank of lieutenant general in the Army. |
| 74 | Robert P. Ashley Jr. | 2 Mar 2016 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2016–2017. Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIRDIA), 2017–2020. | 4 | 1984 (ROTC) | 32 | (1960– ) |
| * | Austin S. Miller | 24 Mar 2016 | Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRJSOC/CDRJSOC-F), 2016–2018. | 2 | 1983 (USMA) | 33 | (1961– ) Promoted to general, 2 Sep 2018. |
| 75 | Michael K. Nagata | 13 May 2016 | Deputy Director, Strategic Operational Planning, National Counterterrorism Center, 2016–2019. | 3 | 1982 (ROTC) | 34 | (1954– ) |
| 76 | Todd T. Semonite | 19 May 2016 | U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 2016–2020. | 4 | 1979 (USMA) | 37 | (1957– ) |
| 77 | Michael D. Lundy | 1 Jun 2016 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Executive Vice Chancellor, Army University/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/EVC ArmyU/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2016–2019. | 3 | 1987 (ROTC) | 29 | |
| * | Darryl A. Williams | 2 Jun 2016 | Commander, Allied Land Command (CDRLANDCOM), 2016–2018. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 2018–2022. | 6 | 1983 (USMA) | 33 | (1961– ) Promoted to general, 27 Jun 2022. First African-American superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy. |
| 78 | Gwendolyn Bingham | 29 Jun 2016 | Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff (ACSIM), 2016–2019. | 3 | 1981 (ROTC) | 35 | (1959– ) Quartermaster General, U.S. Army, 2010–2012. |
| 79 | Charles D. Luckey | 30 Jun 2016 | Chief, U.S. Army Reserve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (CAR/CG USARC), 2016–2020. | 4 | 1977 (ROTC) | 39 | (1955– ) |
| 80 | Stephen M. Twitty | 15 Jul 2016 | Commanding General, First Army, 2016–2018. Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCDRUSEUCOM), 2018–2020. | 4 | 1985 (ROTC) | 31 | (1963– ) |
| 81 | Jeffrey S. Buchanan | 26 Aug 2016 | Commanding General, U.S. Army North (CG ARNORTH), 2016–2019. | 3 | 1982 (ROTC) | 34 | |
| 82 | Aundre F. Piggee | 30 Sep 2016 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCS G-4), 2016–2019. | 3 | 1981 (ROTC) | 36 | (1959– ) |
| * | Paul M. Nakasone | 14 Oct 2016 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command/Commanding General, Second U.S. Army/Commander, Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (Army) (CG ARCYBER/CDRJFHQ-C), 2016–2017. Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command/Commander, Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (Army) (CG ARCYBER/CDRJFHQ-C), 2017–2018. | 2 | 1986 (ROTC) | 32 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 4 May 2018. Director, National Security Agency, 2018–2024. |
| 83 | Reynold N. Hoover | 24 Oct 2016 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2016–2018. | 2 | 1983 (USMA) | 33 | (1961– ) |
| * | James H. Dickinson | 5 Jan 2017 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT/CDRJFCC IMD), 2017–2019. Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command (DCDRUSSPACECOM), 2019–2020. | 3 | 1985 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1962– ) Promoted to general, 20 Aug 2020. |
| * | Paul E. Funk II | 31 Mar 2017 | Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve/Commanding General, III Corps (CDRCJTF-OIR), 2017–2018. Commanding General, III Corps, 2018–2019. | 2 | 1984 (ROTC) | 33 | (1962– ) Promoted to general, 21 Jun 2019. Son and son-in-law of Army lieutenant generals Paul E. Funk and John J. Yeosock. |
| 84 | Gary J. Volesky | 3 Apr 2017 | Commanding General, I Corps, 2017–2020. | 3 | 1983 (ROTC) | 30 | (1961– ) |
| 85 | Darrell K. Williams | 1 May 2017 | Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DIRDLA), 2017–2020. | 3 | 1983 (ROTC) | 34 | (1961– ) President, Hampton University, 2022–present. |
| * | Bryan P. Fenton | 12 May 2017 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (DCDRUSPACOM), 2017–2018. Deputy Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (DCDRUSINDOPACOM), 2018–2019. Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (SMA SecDef), 2019–2021. Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRJSOC/CDRJSOC-F), 2021–2022. | 5 | 1987 (ROTC) | 30 | (1965– ) Promoted to general, 30 Aug 2022. |
| 86 | Paul A. Ostrowski | 15 May 2017 | Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (PMD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2017–2020. | 3 | 1985 (USMA) | 32 | (c. 1963– ) Director, Supply, Production, and Distribution, Operation Warp Speed/Federal COVID-19 Response for Vaccine and Therapeutics, 2020–2021. |
| 87 | Thomas C. Seamands | 26 May 2017 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2017–2020. | 3 | 1981 (ROTC) | 36 | (1959– ) |
| * | Laura J. Richardson | 9 Jun 2017 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2017–2019. Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2018–2019. Commanding General, U.S. Army North (CG ARNORTH), 2019–2021. | 4 | 1986 (ROTC) | 31 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 29 Oct 2021. Wife of Army lieutenant general James M. Richardson. |
| 88 | Charles N. Pede | 14 Jul 2017 | Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army (TJAG), 2017–2021. | 4 | 1984 (ROTC) | 33 | |
| 89 | Charles W. Hooper | 31 Jul 2017 | Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DIRDSCA), 2017–2020. | 3 | 1979 (USMA) | 38 | (1957– ) |
| * | Richard D. Clarke Jr. | 1 Aug 2017 | Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2017–2019. | 2 | 1984 (USMA) | 33 | (1960– ) Promoted to general, 29 Mar 2019. |
| * | Edward M. Daly | 1 Aug 2017 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2017–2020. | 3 | 1987 (USMA) | 30 | (1965– ) Promoted to general, 2 Jul 2020. |
| 90 | Bruce T. Crawford | 1 Aug 2017 | Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6), 2017–2020. | 3 | 1986 (ROTC) | 31 | |
| 91 | Thomas A. Horlander | 3 Aug 2017 | Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (MILDEP ASA(FM&C)), 2017–2021. | 4 | 1983 (OCS) | 34 | |
| 92 | Eric P. Wendt | 31 Oct 2017 | U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (USSC), 2017–2019. Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters (CDRNSHQ), 2019–2021. | 4 | 1986 (ROTC) | 31 | |
| 93 | Michael A. Bills | 5 Jan 2018 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CG EUSA/COFS CFC), 2018–2020. | 2 | 1983 (ROTC) | 35 | (1958– ) |
| * | Christopher G. Cavoli | 18 Jan 2018 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe (CG USAREUR), 2018–2020. | 2 | 1987 (ROTC) | 31 | (c. 1965– ) Promoted to general, 1 Oct 2020. |
| * | Paul J. LaCamera | 19 Jan 2018 | Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve/Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps (CDRCJTF-OIR), 2018–2019. | 1 | 1985 (USMA) | 33 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 18 Nov 2019. Brother-in-law of Army major general Jeffrey L. Bannister. |
| 94 | Scott D. Berrier | 30 Jan 2018 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2018–2020. Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIRDIA), 2020–2024. | 6 | 1983 (ROTC) | 35 | (1962– ) |
| 95 | Leslie C. Smith | 7 Feb 2018 | Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 2018–2021. | 3 | 1983 (ROTC) | 35 | |
| 96 | Theodore D. Martin | 2 Mar 2018 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2018–2021. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Executive Vice Chancellor, Army University/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/EVC ArmyU/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2021–2022. | 4 | 1983 (USMA) | 35 | (1960– ) |
| 97 | Eric J. Wesley | 12 Apr 2018 | Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command/Director, U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center (DCG-F TRADOC/DIRARCIC), 2018. Deputy Commanding General, Futures and Concepts, U.S. Army Futures Command/Director, Futures and Concepts Center (DCG-FC AFC/DIRFCC), 2018–2020. | 2 | 1986 (USMA) | 32 | (1964– ) |
| 98 | Stephen G. Fogarty | 11 May 2018 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command/Commander, Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (Army) (CG ARCYBER/CDRJFHQ-C), 2018–2022. | 4 | 1983 (NGC) | 35 | (c. 1965– ) |
| 99 | Darsie D. Rogers Jr. | 24 May 2018 | Deputy Director for Combat Support, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DEPDIRDTRA), 2018–2020. | 2 | 1987 (ROTC) | 31 | |
| 100 | Francis M. Beaudette | 8 Jun 2018 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2018–2021. | 3 | 1989 (Citadel) | 29 | |
| * | Joseph M. Martin | 2 Jul 2018 | Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2018–2019. | 1 | 1986 (USMA) | 32 | (1962– ) Promoted to general, 26 Jul 2019. |
| 101 | John C. Thomson III | 3 Aug 2018 | Commander, Allied Land Command (CDRLANDCOM), 2018–2020. | 2 | 1986 (USMA) | 32 | (1961– ) |
| 102 | James F. Pasquarette | 29 Aug 2018 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2018–2021. | 3 | 1983 (ROTC) | 35 | (1961– ) |
| 103 | James M. Richardson | 5 Sep 2018 | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Futures Command (DCG AFC), 2018–2022. Commanding General, U.S. Army Futures Command (CG AFC), 2021–2022. | 4 | 1983 (ROTC) | 35 | (1960– ) Husband of Army four-star general Laura J. Richardson. |
| 104 | Bradley A. Becker | 5 Sep 2018 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (CG IMCOM), 2018–2019. | 1 | 1986 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1965– ) Relieved, 2019. |
| 105 | Thomas S. James Jr. | 9 Oct 2018 | Commanding General, First Army, 2018–2021. | 3 | 1985 (Citadel) | 33 | (1963– ) |
| * | James E. Rainey | 12 Oct 2018 | Commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan/Deputy Chief of Staff Security Assistance, Headquarters Resolute Support Mission (CDRCSTC-A/DCOFS-SA), 2018–2019. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Executive Vice Chancellor, Army University/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/EVC ArmyU/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2019–2021. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2021–2022. | 4 | 1987 (ROTC) | 33 | (c. 1964– ) Promoted to general, 4 Oct 2022. |
| * | Andrew P. Poppas | 28 Feb 2019 | Director, Operations, Joint Staff, J3, 2019–2020. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2020–2022. | 3 | 1988 (USMA) | 31 | (1966– ) Promoted to general, 8 Jul 2022. |
| 106 | Terry R. Ferrell | 8 Mar 2019 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Central/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2019–2021. | 2 | 1984 (ROTC) | 35 | (1962– ) |
| 107 | Karen H. Gibson | 28 Mar 2019 | Deputy Director of National Intelligence, National Security Partnerships (DDNI-NSP), 2019–2020. | 1 | 1986 (ROTC) | 33 | Sergeant at Arms, U.S. Senate, 2021–2025. |
| 108 | L. Neil Thurgood | 29 Mar 2019 | Director, Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Space and Rapid Acquisition, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, 2019–2022. | 3 | 1986 (ROTC) | 33 | |
| 109 | Walter E. Piatt | 30 May 2019 | Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2019–2024. | 5 | 1987 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1960– ) Served eight years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1987. |
| 110 | Robert P. White | 5 Jun 2019 | Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve/Commanding General, III Corps (CDRCJTF-OIR), 2019–2020. Commanding General, III Corps, 2020–2021. Commanding General, III Armored Corps, 2021–2022. | 3 | 1986 (ROTC) | 33 | (1963– ) |
| 111 | Leopoldo A. Quintas Jr. | 17 Jun 2019 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2019–2021. | 2 | 1986 (USMA) | 33 | (1964– ) |
| * | Charles A. Flynn | 27 Jun 2019 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2019–2021. | 2 | 1985 (ROTC) | 34 | (1963– ) Promoted to general, 4 Jun 2021. Brother of Army lieutenant general and former National Security Advisor Michael T. Flynn. |
| 112 | Ronald J. Place | 3 Sep 2019 | Director, Defense Health Agency (DIRDHA), 2019–2023. | 4 | 1986 (ROTC) | 33 | |
| 113 | Duane A. Gamble | 16 Sep 2019 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCS G-4), 2019–2022. | 3 | 1985 (ROTC) | 34 | (c. 1964– ) Relieved, 2022. |
| 114 | Ricky L. Waddell | 27 Sep 2019 | Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (ACJCS), 2018–2021. | 2 | 1982 (USMA) | 37 | (1959– ) Deputy National Security Advisor, 2017–2018. |
| 115 | Jason T. Evans | 27 Sep 2019 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations, Army Staff (DCS G-9), 2019–2022. | 3 | 1981 (WMA) | 38 | |
| 116 | R. Scott Dingle | 27 Sep 2019 | Surgeon General, U.S. Army (TSG), 2019–2020. Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 2020–2024. | 5 | 1988 (ROTC) | 31 | (1965– ) |
| * | Michael E. Kurilla | 7 Oct 2019 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2019–2022. | 3 | 1988 (USMA) | 31 | (1966– ) Promoted to general, 1 Apr 2022. |
| 117 | Mark C. Schwartz | 3 Nov 2019 | U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (USSC), 2019–2021. | 2 | 1987 (ROTC) | 32 | |
| 118 | E. John Deedrick Jr. | 30 Nov 2019 | Commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan/Deputy Chief of Staff Security Assistance, Headquarters Resolute Support Mission (CDRCSTC-A/DCOFS-SA), 2019–2021. U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 2021–2023. | 4 | 1988 (Citadel) | 31 | |
| 119 | Daniel L. Karbler | 6 Dec 2019 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT/CDRJFCC IMD), 2019–2024. | 5 | 1987 (USMA) | 32 | (1966– ) |

## Background
### Three-star positions, elevations and reductions

There were several developments relating to three-star positions of the United States Army from 2010 to 2019.
* A majority of three-star positions stationed in Iraq were eliminated or relegated below said grade with the end of the Iraq War in 2011 and concurrent withdrawal of combat forces from the country. By December 2011, the two deputy commanding generals of U.S. Forces – Iraq and commander of NATO Training Mission – Iraq had their positions eliminated, leaving the chief of the Office of Security Cooperation (relegated to two-star level by 2015) in an advisory role to Iraqi defense and interior officials.
* The rank of the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau was raised to lieutenant general in 2012 with the passage of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, achieving parity with the directors of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard. Major General Joseph L. Lengyel was subsequently promoted and assumed the role of vice chief on 18 August 2012. This was the fourth three-star billet allocated to the National Guard, the others being the aforementioned ARNG/ANG directors and the deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command.
* Allied Joint Force Command Heidelberg (AFC Heidelberg), a three-star headquarters, was deactivated in April 2013. Lieutenant General Frederick B. Hodges, who became the inaugural commander of LANDCOM in December 2012, assumed the responsibilities of AFC Heidelberg and Allied Force Command Madrid upon their deactivations.
* The office of the Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 was split into a civilian Army CIO and deputy chief of staff for cyber (G-6) in August 2020. Lieutenant General Bruce T. Crawford became the last commissioned officer to hold the unified position, retiring on 11 August 2020. Major General John B. Morrison Jr. was confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general and became the first deputy chief of staff for cyber (G-6) in August 2020.
* The office of assistant chief of staff for installation management (ACSIM) was separated from the office of commanding general of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command in November 2015. Lieutenant General David D. Halverson, the last officer to hold both positions simultaneously, relinquished command of IMCOM to Lieutenant General Kenneth R. Dahl.
* The deputy commanding general for futures of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, dual-hatted as director of the U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center since 2003, became the deputy commanding general for futures and concepts of the newly-activated U.S. Army Futures Command in December 2018. ARCIC simultaneously became the Futures and Concepts Center. Lieutenant General Eric J. Wesley, the last deputy commanding general for futures retained the new office until 2020, when he was succeeded by Lieutenant General Scott McKean.

### Senate confirmations

Military nominations are considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee. While it is rare for three-star or four-star nominations to face even token opposition in the Senate, nominations that do face opposition due to controversy surrounding the nominee in question are typically withdrawn. Nominations that are not withdrawn are allowed to expire without action at the end of the legislative session.
* For example, the nomination of Major General Ryan F. Gonsalves for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commanding general of U.S. Army Europe was withdrawn in November 2017 after an investigation was launched into the general's inappropriate comment to a female Congressional staffer. As a result, Gonsalves was administratively reprimanded and retired in May 2018.
Additionally, events that take place after Senate confirmation may still delay or even prevent the nominee from assuming office.
* For example, Major General John G. Rossi, who had been confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as the commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in April 2016 committed suicide two days before his scheduled promotion and assumption of command. As a result, the then incumbent commander of USASMDC, Lieutenant General David L. Mann, remained in command beyond customary term limits until another nominee, Major General James H. Dickinson was confirmed by the Senate.

## Legislative history

The following list of Congressional legislation includes all acts of Congress pertaining to appointments to the grade of lieutenant general in the United States Army from 2010 to 2019.
Each entry lists an act of Congress, its citation in the United States Statutes at Large or Public Law number, and a summary of the act's relevance, with officers affected by the act bracketed where applicable. Positions listed without reference to rank are assumed to be eligible for officers of three-star grade or higher.
List of legislation on appointments of lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019 :
| Legislation | Citation | Summary |
| Act of January 7, 2011 [Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011] | 124 Stat. 4209 124 Stat. 4210 | Authorized officers frocked to grade of lieutenant general or general to wear the insignia of that grade for up to 14 days before assuming position for which that grade is authorized. Repealed 30-day waiting period following congressional notification before officers below grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral may wear insignia of the next higher grade. |
| Act of December 31, 2011 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012] | 125 Stat. 1392 | Reestablished position of vice chief of the National Guard Bureau and assigned officeholder statutory grade of lieutenant general. Excluded vice chief of the National Guard Bureau from general and flag officer distribution limits. |
| Act of December 23, 2016 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017] | 130 Stat. 2102 130 Stat. 2103 130 Stat. 2104 130 Stat. 2105 130 Stat. 2106 130 Stat. 2107 | Repealed authorization for the Chief of Staff to the President, if a general or flag officer of the United States Armed Forces, to be designated a position of importance and responsibility with grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Removed statutory requirement for the director of the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center, if a commissioned officer, to hold grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Repealed statutory requirement for the director of the Missile Defense Agency, if a commissioned officer, to hold grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Repealed statutory requirement for senior members of the United Nations Military Staff Committee to hold grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Repealed statutory requirement for the directors of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard to hold grade of lieutenant general. Repealed statutory requirement for chiefs of Army branches (chief of engineers, surgeon general, judge advocate general) to hold grade of lieutenant general. Repealed statutory requirement for the chief of Army Reserve to hold grade of lieutenant general. |
| Act of December 12, 2017 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018] | 131 Stat. 1374 | Repealed statutory requirement for the principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, technology, and logistics to hold grade of lieutenant general. |
| Act of December 12, 2019 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020] | 133 Stat. 1346 | Required advice and consent of the Senate on any proposal by the secretary of defense to increase the retired grade of any military officer through the reopening of the determination or certification of said officer's retired grade. |